مَلَثَهُ

, aorist مَلُثَ , verbal noun مَلْثٌ, He soothed, or tranquilized his mind, with words; spoke to him sweetly, or pleasantly; soothed him with agreeable words; (S, K;) not meaning to fulfil his words: as also مَلَذَهُ, aorist مَلُثَ , verbal noun مَلْذٌ: (TA:) example سَأَلْتُهُ حَاجَةً فَمَلَثَنِى I asked him to do a thing that I wanted, and he soothed my mind by a promise, not meaning to fulfil it. (A.)

In like manner, He made him a promise, (as though he would repel him from him, S,) not meaning to fulfil it. (S, K.) Accord. to Ibn-Abi-l-Hadeed, He made him a concealed promise: but this is a strange explanation. (MF.)

مَلَثَ, verbal noun مَلْثٌ, He lied; as also مَلَذَ. (TA, article ملذ.)

مَلَثَ الظَّلَامُ The darkness became mixed with the light: this happens at nightfall and at daybreak. (AZ.)

مَلَثَهُ بِالشَّرِّ He aspersed him, or bespattered him with evil. (A.)

مَلَثَهُ, [aorist مَلُثَ ,] verbal noun مَلْثٌ, He beat him lightly; (K;) like مَغَثَهُ, q. v. (TA.)

مَلَثَ He (a hare, TK,) was unable to run; too weak to run. (K.)